Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) was 355 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 355 for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 355 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 138, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 138 | — |
| 2001 | 139 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 142 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 146 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 147 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 149 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 329 | +120.8% |
| 2007 | 329 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 330 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 329 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 329 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 329 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 329 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 329 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 330 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 352 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 352 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 352 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 355 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217.9 | 138 | 330 | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.5 | 329 | 330 | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.17 | 330 | 355 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Red List Index 0.8101 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 616 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 658 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 794 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 817 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.89 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 355 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 355 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 138 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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